http://www.wired.com/2016/03/fault-microsofts-teen-ai-turned-jerk/
 

On Wednesday morning, the company unveiled Tay, a chat bot meant to mimic the verbal tics of a 19-year-old American girl, provided to the world at large via the messaging platforms Twitter, Kik and GroupMe. According to Microsoft, the aim was to “conduct research on conversational understanding.” Company researchers programmed the bot to respond to messages in an “entertaining” way, impersonating the audience it was created to target: 18- to 24-year-olds in the US. “Microsoft’s AI fam from the internet that’s got zero chill,” Tay’s tagline read.

'This is an example of the classic computer science adage: garbage in, garbage out.'
—Oren Etzioni, CEO, Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence

But it became apparent all too quickly that Tay could have used some chill. Hours into the chat bot’s launch, Tay was echoing Donald Trump’s stance on immigration, saying Hitler was right, and agreeing that 9/11 was probably an inside job. By the evening, Tay went offline, saying she was taking a break “to absorb it all.” Some of her more hateful tweets started disappearing from the Internet, deleted by Microsoft itself. “We have taken Tay offline and are making adjustments,” a Microsoft spokesperson wrote in an email to WIRED.
 

They must've culled the tics from the FSF.
 
Finally it (FSF) did some good in the world.

Notice there isn't any need for AS?  We've got all the natural stupidity that we'll ever need already... 

craigb
Notice there isn't any need for AS?  We've got all the natural stupidity that we'll ever need already... 

NS, eh? 

meh this sounds fishy
 
cause if tay was mimicking  19-24 y/o  millennials they dont like trump, dont think 9-11 was inside much less care and know who Hilter was and his legacy
 
sounds like thought spin to me
 
afa gleaning from the "internet", theres way too much diversity Reddit, neo politico, 4chan, hell even Fox drifts left
 for her to zero in on the "whako right  site/forums/ etc
 
BULL S***T
 
 
 
 
 
 

craigb
Notice there isn't any need for AS?  We've got all the natural stupidity that we'll ever need already... 

Actually I find it kind of encouraging that technology exists that can make obsolete all the trolls, idiots and delusional types - along with all those who confuse public policy debates with just spouting clueless vitriol.

Ham N Egz
meh this sounds fishy
 
cause if tay was mimicking  19-24 y/o  millennials they dont like trump, dont think 9-11 was inside much less care and know who Hilter was and his legacy
 
sounds like thought spin to me
 
afa gleaning from the "internet", theres way too much diversity Reddit, neo politico, 4chan, hell even Fox drifts left
 for her to zero in on the "whako right  site/forums/ etc
 
BULL S***T
 
 
 
 
 
 

It was people gaming the AI to make it do this, not necessarily "real" 19 to 24 year olds.

drewfx1

craigb
Notice there isn't any need for AS?  We've got all the natural stupidity that we'll ever need already... 

Actually I find it kind of encouraging that technology exists that can make obsolete all the trolls, idiots and delusional types - along with all those who confuse public policy debates with just spouting clueless vitriol.

But doesnt make obsolete the Kool-Aide

drewfx1

craigb
Notice there isn't any need for AS?  We've got all the natural stupidity that we'll ever need already... 

Actually I find it kind of encouraging that technology exists that can make obsolete all the trolls, idiots and delusional types - along with all those who confuse public policy debates with just spouting clueless vitriol.

haha.  Do you mean M.I.T. Romney?  He's a robot, no doubt.

Made me think of the CGI girl Sweetie, that traps sick men
http://www.huffingtonpost...viction_n_6019770.html